Negotiating with post-Trump Republicans is like dealing with a toddler’s tantrum

While one side is happy to defecate on the floor, the other side has no choice but to clean up the mess

They say that negotiating with a toddler is like a hostage situation: only one side of the discussion wants to defuse the crisis.

Welcome to Washington in the post-Trump era, as the United States stares down the barrel of debt default.